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GR$ 150

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG 150945Z MAR 79

TO PRIORITY F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 379 OF 15 MARCH

HKK 243/1

31

16 MAR 1972

485

No

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO 342: VEITNAMESE REFUGEES,

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 13 MARCH

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

5365

B. IN DETENTION

8088

C. ON BOARD THE SKY LUCK

D. TOTAL

2640

16093

2. ONE REFUGEE IS STILL MISSING FROM SKYLUCK, NOT TWO AS REPORTED

IN MY TELNO 356.

3. OF THE 3318 FROM THE HUEY FONG 2465 HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER TO

UNHCR,

4. 6143 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. NO FURTHER TRANSFER OF SUCH REFUGEES HAS BEEN MADE TO UNHCR.

5. UNHCR HAS SENT 1439 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY,

MACLEHOSE

[ALSO SENT BY BAG TO UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON

AND PEKING]

FS/LORD GORONWY

FILES

HK & GD UTHD

PS

SEAD

TED

SAD

PS/PUS

EID (E)

FUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

ROBERTS

MR BURLEIGH

PS/MR LUARD

SIR A DUFT

SIR A PARSONS

HR CORTAZZI

MIR LEAHY

MR MURRAY

HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE

CROYDON

LONDON